Dean Mars, sculptor, was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Independence, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri before serving in the Korean War. After the war, he attended the University of Virginia and earned his Master of Fine Arts degree at the Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Mars has lived in Santa Barbara, California since 1980.

2001- Coral Casino, Alabaster Sculpture Exhibition, Montecito,California

1999- Coral Casino, Photography and Glass Sculpture Exhibition, Montecito, California

1997- Palm Desert Gallery, Palm Desert, California

1995-97- Eyes on You Gallery, Montecito, California

1996 - Hunter Unlimited Gallery, Montecito, California

1994 - Cutter Motors Mercedes Benz, Santa Barbara, California

1994 - Ocean gallery, Santa Barbara, Callifornia

1993 - In Bloom Orchid Gallery, Montecito, California

1992-93 - Art gallery Originals, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

1992-93 - The Montecito Collection, Summerland, California

1990-92 - Sculpted jewelry and marble sculpture-Bryant & Sons Ltd., Santa Barbara, California

1987- Art Gallery Originals, Winston-Salem, North Carolina-Sculptures in Bronze

1985-87 - Foxworth gallery, New York City

1985 - Two man show - Foxworth Gallery, New York City

1984 - Sculpted Jewelry Exhibition, Santa Barbara, California

1984 - Baumerder/Brown Gallery, Denver, Colorado

1983 - Shidoni Gallery - 9th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1982 - One man show - Bank of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California

1979-80 - In Studio Exhibition, Malibu, California

1979-80 - Sculpture teacher, Carden School, Malibu, California

1978 - "Tentative," Bronze Sculpture, exhibited at the Virginia Museum of Art, Richmond, Virginia

1978 - Group Show - Bodley Gallery, New York City

1977- One Man Show - Bodley Gallery, New York City

1974 - Studied sculpting in Carrara, Italy

1971-73 - Assistant professor of Sculpture, Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

1971- One Man Show - Galleria Aristos, Mexico City

1970 - One Man Show - Galleria Villa Roma, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

1968-73 - MFA in Sculpture at the Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

1965-68 - Studied art and design in Washington, D.C. and at the University of Virginia

Photographs of Mars' sculptures have been used on the covers of three books:

"The Wisdom of Being Human," by Jean Lanier, Integral Publishing Co.,1989

"Jung-Hesse-Harold, Contributions to a Spirital Psychology," by Winifred Babcock, Dodd, Mead Publshers, 1983

"Life Is A Shared Creation," by Paul Brenner, M.D., DeVorss & Company, Publishers,1981